Become a SWTHA Associate Member!

Benefits of Associate Membership

  1. Invitation and notification of all tri-annual meetings and trainings.
  2. Limited podium time at meetings.
  3. Networking with Tribal and housing professionals.
  4. Organization membership acknowledgment and recognition.
  5. Your organization website linked from our website.
  6. An opportunity to showcase your products/services at tri-annual meetings and trainings via display tables. Trainings and meetings provide an opportunity for you to mingle and build long-term relationships with SWTHA members.
  7. Referrals by SWTHA. Referrals are made first to Associate Members when inquiries are received for your products or services from Voting Members or the public.
  8. Periodic Updates on Voting Membership rosters.
  9. Right to use “Associate Member, Southwest Tribal Housing Alliance” and our logo (provided in .gif or .jpg format or hard copy) in your letterhead or in advertising. Your membership denotes your support of safe, sanitary, decent, and affordable housing for Region VIII tribes.

Annual Membership

$50000 yearly
  • 1 year

Annual Training Calendar

DATE

EVENT

LOCATION

January 23-24, 2024
Triannual Board and Business Meeting and Training Hosted by Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo in El Paso, TX
May 14-15, 2024 Triannual Board and Business Meeting Inn of the Mountain Gods, Ruidoso, NM (Hosted by Mescalero Apache Tribe)
September 17-18, 2024 Triannual Board and Business Meeting Hon-Dah Resort Hotel, Pinetop AZ (Hosted by White Mountain Apache Tribe)

Download the forms below for more information and to apply for Associate Membership.

Please contact SWTHA at swtha.region8@gmail.com for more information on becoming an Associate Member. Send renewal membership payment to:

Southwest Tribal Housing Alliance
P.O. Box 10572
Albuquerque, NM 87184

SWTHA ASSOCIATE MEMBER LIST

Click on the company name for more information.

 1st Tribal Lending

Juel Burnette, Branch Manager
5024 S. Bur Oak Place, Suite 200
Sioux Falls, SD 57108
605-759-2259
juel.burnette@1tribal.com
www.hud184loans.com

We are a Mortgage Lender focusing on home ownership for Tribes, TDHE’s, and Tribal members nationwide. We specialize in the HUD 184 home loan program.

Enterprise Community Partners

Tonya Plummer
Director of Native Housing Programs

1035 Osage Street, Suite 1125
Denver, CO 80204
303-376-5404
tplummer@enterprisecommunity.org
www.enterprisecommunity

Enterprise Community Partners, formerly The Enterprise Foundation, is a national nonprofit organized around three central goals: to increase housing supply, advance racial equity and build resilience and upward mobility. Founded in 1982 by developer/philanthropist James W. Rouse and his wife Patty, Enterprise has worked with community-based nonprofit organizations to develop 781,000 homes, investing $44 billion throughout the United States.

Enterprise’s Tribal Nations & Rural Communities has supported safe, decent and culturally relevant housing on tribal lands and rural communities since 1997. We provide funding and training along with technical assistance to organizations to help create healthy, safe, green affordable homes and to increase opportunities for economic advancement for individuals and families in both rural and Native communities.

HDS, LLC

James Gutierrez, President & CEO
1999 Broadway, Suite 1110
Denver, CO 80202
608-786-2366, ext 140
JamesG@hdslabs.com
www.housingdatasystems.com

For over 25 years, HDS has been the provider of tribal housing management software. Our product manages all aspect of people, finances and property management requirements.

Native Community Capital

Dave Castillo, CEO
6 Arrowhead Road
Laguna, New Mexico 87026
dcastillo@nativecap.org

nativecap.org

Partnering to Build Tribal Economies. Focused exclusively on financing for Indian Country, we are professionals who are passionate about building Tribal economies. We have an intimate knowledge of Tribal communities as well as public and private sector financing. Our products are customized to the needs of projects on Tribal lands that historically have relied almost exclusively on public funds.  We provide home loans on Tribal Trust Lands – construction, acquisition, and mortgage and offer technical support for borrowers to complete projects faster and with fewer headaches.

Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC)

Suzanne Anarde, Chief Executive Officer
3120 Freeboard Drive Suite 201
West Sacramento, CA 95691-5010
(916) 447-9832 ext. 1002
sanarde@rcac.org
www.rcac.org

RCAC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides training, technical and financial resources and advocacy so rural communities can achieve their goals and visions. RCAC provides a wide range of community development services for rural and Native American communities and community-based organizations in 13 western states. Program areas include affordable housing development, environmental infrastructure development and community development finance, as well as leadership and economic development training and technical assistance. RCAC’s Loan Fund fills financing gaps, serving in areas that conventional markets traditionally neglect, and offers financing for affordable housing development, environmental infrastructure, community facilities and small businesses in rural locations. RCAC is a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI).

RTHawk Housing Alliance LLC

Wilbur Red Tomahawk, President & CEO
3491 Wiyohepeyata Street W
Selfridge, ND 58568
701-540-6445
management@RTHawkhousing.com
www.rthawkhousing.com

RTHawk Housing Alliance (RTHawk), is a 100% Indian owned, TERO Certified, corporation chartered by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. RTHawk specializes in the use of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program to finance affordable housing projects in Indian Country communities.  The company is focused on providing housing development finance services, compliance services, and work-out services for Tribes and TDHEs. We also provide asset management and work out services for tax credit investors.

Travois

Alexandria Murnan, Director of Affordable Housing
310 W. 19th Terrace
Kansas City, MO 64108
816-994-8970
development@travois.com
www.travois.com

Founded in 1995, Travois is a mission-driven consulting firm focused exclusively on promoting housing and economic development for American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian communities.
• Expertise. Our team members are proficient in the complex programs we work in, and we will help pull some of the weight, so you can meet your community’s needs.
• Finance. We raise capital for affordable housing and economic development primarily through the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program and the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program.
• Support. Travois provides the guidance you need to ensure that your development secures financing, progresses through each milestone, and meets all regulations and requirements.

Tribal HomeOwnership Coalition of the Southwest

Mr. Chris Billey, Executive Director
Tribal Home Ownership Coalition of the Southwest (THOCSW)
344 Fourth St. SW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
chris@tribalhomesw.org 
(866) 621-8611
tribalhomesw.org

THOCSW is dedicated to creating more homeownership opportunities within Tribal communities. We help provide home buyer education and advocate for effective homeownership programs and policies within Tribal communities.